WC52 – Fotografije & Video

Fotogalerija WC52, The Dodge WC series was a range of light military trucks produced by Dodge and Fargo during World War II. The series included weapon carriers, telephone installation trucks, ambulances, reconnaissance vehicles, mobile workshops and command cars. They were replaced after the war by the Dodge M-series vehicles. WC was a Dodge model code: W for 1941 and C for half-ton rating. The C code was retained for the ¾ ton and 1½ ton 6×6 Dodges. WC52 variant : WC52 Truck, Cargo, 3/4 ton, 4×4 w/Winch Dodge (G502) Weapons Carriers was identical to the WC51, but fitted with a Braden MU2 7,500 lb / 3 402 kg capacity winch at the front bumper. 59,114 built.

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V WC52 je bilo vojaško vozilo, ki ga je med drugo svetovno vojno izdelal Dodge. To je bila različica WC51 z vitlom, nameščenim na sprednji strani. WC je kratica za Weapon Carrier, saj je bilo vozilo zasnovano za prevoz streliva in vojakov. WC52 je lahko nosil osem mož in 37-milimetrsko protitankovsko puško na tovorni postelji. Imel je 6-valjni, 3,8-litrski motor, ki je lahko dosegel hitrost 87 km / h in porabo goriva 30 l / 100 km.
V WC52 was used by the US, British and Canadian armies, and was nicknamed “Big Brother” or “Beep” by the soldiers. It was also the basis for other models, such as the WC56 and WC57. More than 255,000 WC51 and WC52 vehicles were built during the war, and many of them continued to serve in various roles after the war.